Jeanne Tripplehorn

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Biography

Prior to playing one of three wives married to a Mormon polygamist, the stage-trained Tripplehorn worked steadily in features, making her big screen debut with a prominent supporting turn in "Basic Instinct" (1992). She upped her profile in a big way when she starred opposite Tom Cruise in "The Firm" (1993), but faded a bit after playing Kevin Costner's wife in "Waterworld" (1995), considered by many to be one of Hollywood's biggest and most …
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Job Title

Actor, Other

Born

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn on June 10, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Career Milestones

Worked as a DJ at Tulsa radio station KMOD-FM after high school; used the air name "Jeanie Summers"

1991

First appeared on the NY stage in "The Big Funk"

1991

Made acting debut in the ABC TV-movie "The Perfect Tribute"

1992

Landed a recurring role on "The Ben Stiller Show" (Fox)

1992

Made film debut as Michael Douglas' girlfriend in "Basic Instinct"

1993

Played Tom Cruise's wife in Sydney Pollack's feature film adaptation of John Grisham's "The Firm"

1995

Co-starred with Kevin Costner in the post-apocalyptic film "Waterworld"

1998

Featured in the film "Sliding Doors" with Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah

1998

Played Daniel Stern's wife in "Very Bad Things"

1999

Co-starred with Hugh Grant and James Caan in "Mickey Blue Eyes"

2000

Played Salma Hayek's jealous lover in Mike Figgis' experimental digital film "Time Code"

2001

Co-starred opposite Liev Schreiber in "Dial 9 for Love"

2002

Played a small role in Guy Ritchie's remake of "Swept Away"

2005

Joined an ensemble cast for "The Amateurs"

2006

Cast as one of Bill Paxton's three wives on HBO's polygamist family drama "Big Love"

2009

Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

2009

Portrayed Jackie Kennedy Onassis in the HBO Film "Grey Gardens" opposite Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie

2012

Starred in the segment titled "Pearl" in the Lifetime breast cancer anthology "Five"

Awards

2009

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Grey Gardens